Jamelle Bouie

User banner image
User avatar
  • Jamelle Bouie

Posts

The Supreme Court Seems Awfully Nervous About Its Own Legitimacy

If justice after justice finds it necessary to defend the court’s power, what does that tell you?

After Abortion, Republicans Are Targeting the Right to Travel

And now they have the right to travel in their sights.

The National Ambitions of States’ Rights Reactionaries

Will a red-state social order be imposed on the rest of the country?

How to Discipline a Rogue Supreme Court

Make use of the constitutional system.

Ginni Thomas Has a Lot of Explaining to Do

If the tables were turned, Republicans would not hesitate to use every argument and every tool at their disposal.

It’s Not Looking Too Good for Government of the People, by the People and for the People

The filibuster is only one part of the larger problem of the capture of America’s political institutions by an unrepresentative minority.

Who Has the Right to Speak to the Supreme Court?

Gathering near the homes of public officials is not a new trend.

If You Think Republicans Will Stop at Overturning Roe, You Aren’t Paying Attention

No one wages a generational battle to reshape American society for the sake of a partial victory.

When a Supreme Court Justice Probably Endorsed Perjury

Taking a close look at John Marshall and the Marbury v. Madison case.